Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: "Hail and Farewell," our annual tribute to those we lost in 2025; the best underreported good news stories of the year; artist Thomas McKean, whose medium is New York City Transit MetroCards; a Gingerbread City exhibit in London; and a brand-new centerpiece for the Times Square New Year's Eve ball drop.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: the town that inspired "It's a Wonderful Life"; Sean Ono Lennon on his parents' legacy; the a capella group Pentatonix; a New Mexico monastery; remembering Rob Reiner; and the Rockettes.

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Christmas songs; Jane Austen at 250; Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, stars of "Song Sung Blue"; Jason Sudeikis and the Steps of Faith Foundation; the Made in America Holiday Gift Guide; American workers laid off; and Bûche de Noël cakes, a French holiday tradition.